10 Celebs Who Have Opened Up About Their Miscarriage

Read on to find out more about the heroic celebs who went through a miscarriage and how they managed to deal with the pain of their loss below:

November 3, 2017

In a rare and recent interview with Apple Daily, Hong Kong film star Chow Yun Fat’s Singaporean wife, Jasmine Tan recounted the fateful day in 1992 when she discovered that her daughter was stillborn.

“It was only one week from the expected date of birth,” Jasmine told the tabloid. According to Jasmine, it took her a painful seven years to recover from the loss. The news was especially painful considering that she and Yun Fat had been married for more than five years at that point.

Jasmine recalled that she suspected something was wrong when her child stopped kicking her belly one day. After discovering this, the couple made their way to a clinic in Mong Kok. As it was raining heavily, the pair had to wade through knee-deep water to get to the clinic. Once they got there, they learned that Jasmine needed to be admitted into hospital immediately.

At St. Teresa’s Hospital, scans showed that the couple’s child had been strangled by its own umbilical cord. The doctor and nurses did not quite know how to break the news to Jasmine and instead, asked if Yun Fat would inform her instead.

Still, Jasmine insisted on pushing out her stillborn child. Afraid that it would hurt her tremendously, Yun Fat asked for the nurses to take the baby away as he did not want to see his wife in pain.

Jasmine later told The Straits Times in 1997 that her husband was a huge source of support for her and stayed by her side for five days after her ordeal. “He didn’t go home and he didn’t shave. We slept together in the same hospital bed,” she recounted.

Till today, the couple remain childless but have channeled all their energy into giving back to the community and would make private donations to benefit the public.

Read on to find out more about the heroic celebs who went through a miscarriage and how they managed to deal with the pain of their loss below:

Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East and football player Andrew East recently published a video documenting their six-week pregnancy and miscarriage.

In the video — that’s just over 20 minutes — Shawn recounts finding out about her pregnancy. The video then focuses on Andrew and how he suspected that his wife could be pregnant after a recent phone call.

The couple, who were in different states of the U.S, finally reunited and Shawn eventually told Andrew the big news.

Soon, Shawn was experiencing extreme stomach pains and after speaking to doctors, they confirmed that she had had a miscarriage.

The couple hopes that their video can help others out there and let them know that they’re not alone.

Watch the video below:

Beyonce

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Beyonce’s known for keeping her personal life off the press but during her 20`3 HBO special, Life Is But A Dream, the singer opened up about her miscarriage. In the documentary, the Grammy award winner described the pain as, “the saddest thing that I’ve ever been through.”

She then went on to say that the experience thought her to value her next pregnancy a little more and that giving birth to Blue Ivy was a privilege.

Courteney Cox

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While filming F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Courteney admitted that she was going through fertility issues and suffered several miscarriages.

“I remember one time I just had a miscarriage and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston’s character on the show) was giving birth. It was like that same time. It was terrible having to be funny,” she told NBC News.

However, Courteney eventually did manage to carry a child to full term and gave birth to her beautiful daughter, Coco, in 2004.

Nicole Kidman

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The Big Little Lies actress revealed in a 2007 interview that she was having fertility problems with husband Tom Cruise when they were married.

“We lost a baby earlier on and it was traumatic. It’s one of the reasons we adopted Bella,” she told Vanity Fair.

Mariah Carey

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According to Access Hollywood, Mariah’s first pregnancy with ex-husband Nick Cannon ended in a miscarriage and it put them both in a dark place.

Celine Dion

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In an interview with Oprah, the superstar shared about her failed attempts at conceiving through in vitro fertilisation with husband Rene Angelil in 2009.

Still, the singer remained positive even after four failed attempts. ” It’s life, you know? A lot of people go through this. We tried four times to have a child.”

Eva Amurri Martino

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Susan Sarandon’s daughter Eva Amurri Martino shared in a blog post in 2015 that she and her husband Kyle Martino had suffered a miscarriage at nine weeks.

“It’s with a lot of heartache that I tell you Kyle, Marlowe, and I have some sad family news to share. I am sharing in the hopes that we can be a light for people going through similar circumstances, and to remind myself and others that there is no shame in voicing our heartbreaks and allowing others to comfort us,” she wrote. Read more about it, here.

Sharon Stone

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During an interview with AARP Magazine, the actress revealed that she suffered three miscarriages before finally deciding to adopt.

In tears, Sharon recounted the last pregnancy and how she spent 36 hours in labour. Read the interview here.

P!NK

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She’s known for being an open book about her personal life but when it came to her pregnancy with daughter Willow Sage, P!NK was reluctant to reveal more.

When asked about it on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, she revealed that she had had a miscarriage before and it was painful.